<p>Relevant to this topic, here is a recent story from the Boston Globe:</p>
<p>New England Conservatory student is reunited with lost $170,000 violin</p>
<p>[New</a> England Conservatory student is reunited with lost $170,000 violin - Metro Desk - Local news updates from The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011/12/new-england-conservatory-student-loses-violin-philadelphia/I5goNA32JKjqyKKYsq4W9N/index.html]New”>http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011/12/new-england-conservatory-student-loses-violin-philadelphia/I5goNA32JKjqyKKYsq4W9N/index.html)</p>